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Where Do Frozen Embryos Come From?

Source: Nightlight Christian Adoptions
Embryo adoption? Frozen human embryos? I've never heard of such a thing! Wow, where do they come from?" Learn in this video about the creation, use and ultimate destiny of frozen human embryos. There are 500,000 embryos in frozen storage throughout the United States, many of them being made available for adoption. If you or someone you know is considering adoption, investigate embryo adoption. Learn more at www.embryoadoption.org.

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(Text on screen): Where do frozen embryos come from?
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Narrator: One out of seven married couples experience infertility.
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Many turn to in vitro fertilization as an answer to their dilemma.
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During IVF, eggs and sperm are retrieved from the wife and husband.
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Sometimes, donor eggs and donor sperm are used.
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The eggs and sperm are brought together in the laboratory, where an embryo is created and the cells begin to divide and multiply.
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Some of the embryos will then be implanted in the woman's womb, with the hope that she will become pregnant.
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Often, the couple will have embryos remaining after they've completed their family.
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What happens to these remaining embryos?
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Frequently, the remaining embryos are frozen to give the couple time to make a decision.
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There are nearly 500,000 embryos currently frozen in the United States, waiting for this critical decision.
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This is never an easy decision, but it can be made easier by knowing the facts.
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When a couple decides to donate their embryos to another infertile couple,
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their next decision is, who will they allow to adopt their children?
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Embryo donation and adoption is another way to build a loving family.
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Do you know a couple considering adoption? Let them know about embryo adoption as a possible choice.
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Embryo donation and adoption.
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Share the hope.
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Learn more at EmbryoAdoption.org
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(Text on screen): Nightlight Christian Adoptions.
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This video was produced with the support of grant number 2 EAAPA941000-03-00 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the Department.
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Special thanks to Snowflake Families; Innovate Media